1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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1967 Oklahoma Sooners football
Orange Bowl champion
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl, W 26–24 vs. Tennessee
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #3
1967 record 10–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach Chuck Fairbanks
Home stadium Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 61,836)
Seasons
« 1966 1968 »
1967 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0     10 1 0
Colorado 5 2 0     9 2 0
Kansas 5 2 0     5 5 0
Missouri 4 3 0     7 3 0
Nebraska 3 4 0     6 4 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 0     4 5 1
Iowa State 1 6 0     2 8 0
Kansas State 0 7 0     1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 1967 college football season. They played their home games at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and competed as members of the Big Eight Conference. They were coached by head coach Chuck Fairbanks. The Sooners defeated Tennessee, 26–24, to win the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 23 Washington State* Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK W 21–0   47,270
September 30 Maryland* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ABC W 35–0   46,215
October 14 vs. Texas* Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) L 7–9   75,504
October 21 at Kansas State Memorial StadiumManhattan, KS W 46–7   17,375
October 28 at Missouri Memorial StadiumColumbia, MO (Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe) W 7–0   55,445
November 4 #9 Colorado Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 23–0   61,106
November 11 at Iowa State #8 Clyde Williams FieldAmes, IA W 52–14   18,331
November 18 Kansas #7 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 14–10   57,649
November 23 at Nebraska #5 Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (Rivalry) ABC W 21–14   59,154
December 2 Oklahoma State #3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam Series) W 38–14   62,038
January 1 vs. #2 Tennessee* #3 Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) NBC W 26–24   76,563
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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